Door for stock cars



Oct. 22, 1935. cl E, EKLIND Er AL DOOR FOR STOCK CARS Original FiledApril 22, 1929' 2 Sheets-Sheet l Oct. 22, 1935. c. E. EKLIND ET AL DOORFOR STOCK CARS Original Filed April 22, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /lbw /QTTfslats connecting the stiles.

Patented Oct. 22, 1935 UNITED STATES PATE GFFICE DOOR FOR STCK CARSOriginal application April 22, 1929, Serial No.

356,971, now Patent No. 1,925,375, dated September 5, 1933. Divided andthis application July 26, 1933, Serial No. 682,303

10 Claims.

This invention relates to doors for stock cars.

It is common practice at the present time to make such doors of wood.They usually consist of wooden stiles and rails with spaced transverseThese slats are frequently broken by the animals within lthe car and torenew the saine, itis necessary to remove the doors. One feature or"this invention seeks to eliminate the necessity for removing the door,when itis desired to replace a broken slat.

Some doors oi this character use metal binding strips over the outsideof the door and these binding strips must be removed before a brokenslat can be replaced. This invention also overcomes this objection.

A further objection to present doors for stock cars lies in the lockingarrangement which generally consists ofv staples upon the door posts andhasps upon the door for engaging staples. It will readily be appreciatedthat the bottom of the doormust be pulled outwardly to pass the staplesand as the doors are moved past the staples during their opening andclosing movements they become chaied by such staples with the resultthat it becomes necessary to renew parts of the door in a very shorttime. Another feature of this invention resides in means for eliminatingsuch chafing of the inside of the door.

The lower margins of doors for stock cars are usually secured by chainsthat allow the doors to be pulled outwardly a limited extent. Thesechains usually become tangled and retard the movement of the door. Thisobjection is eliminated in the use of single links or the like.

It also frequently happens that the bedding and refuse in the stock carsbecomes frozen to the door and door, making it impossible to operate thedoor. To overcome this objection a metal chang strip lis attached to thelower margin of the door.

The invention comprises the novel structure and combination of partshereinafter described and more particularly pointed out and dened in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred form of thisinvention and in which similar reference numerals refer to similarfeatures in the different views:

Figure l is a fragmentary side elevational View of a stock car embodyinga door involving this invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged and brokensectional view taken upon the lineII-II of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the door in its pulledout position.

Figure fi is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken upon the linelV-IV of Figure 1.

This application is a division of co-pending application, Serial No.356,971-, filed April 22, i929, now Patent No. 1,925,375, datedSeptember 5, 1933.

The door involving tfi'is invention comprises a frame consisting ci anupper metal rail l, .which is shown in the form of a Z bar, a lowermetal rail 2, which is in the form oi a T bar and metal lo side Stileswhich are in the form of angle bars. These frame members are suitablysecured together. To the lower corners of the frame are secured gussetplates d. To the upper corners of the freine are secured roller hangers5. Dlag- 15 onally arranged metal braces 6, which cross each other atapproximately their central points, connect the gussets d with thehangers 5. Transverse wooden slats "i in spaced relation are removablybolted to the stiles :i and braces t by 20 removable bolts 8. lt will benoted that the slats are seated in the angles of the stiles and areprotected thereby. Consequently, if a slat becomes broken it is onlynecessary to remove the bolts t and take on" the old slat and replacethe same 25 without removing the door from the car.

Between the door posts Q (Figures l and 4) there extends a rod i@ whichis attached to the Z bars il which are attached to the posts. A secondrod l2 is attached at its forward end to the rear Z bar il and extendsrearwardly a distance substantially equal to the width of the door whereit is attached to the side of the car as indicated at i3. In alinementwith the attaching means it, are stops tl for arresting the 35 door inits open position.

The front end of the lower rail 2 carries a link i5 that encircles therod l0 and the rear end of said rail carries a second link it thatencircles the rod i2. This second link i6 is somewhat shorter than therst link since it will be noted that rod i2 is. positioned outwardlyfrom the rod lil.

The door is latched at its front end by a hasp li' which is secured tothe door and which en- 5 gages a staple I8 on the front door post. Therear end of the door is latched by a jointed hasp i9, one section ofwhich is anchored upon a staple 2t upon the rear side of the rear post 9(Figure d). The other section of the hasp It engages a staple 2i uponthe door. It will be noted that the joint ita of the sections is'approximately opposite the rear corner of the door. This jointed latchtends to hold the door inwardly. When it is desired to open the door thehasp I9 is 55 door involving this invention eliminates many of theobjectionable features of stock car doors heretofore used, and at thesame time facilitates the repair of such doors.

We claim as our invention:

1. In a stock car, a pair of spaced rods, a sliding door, said rodsextending in the direction of opening movement of said door, a link uponthe forward end of said door and encircling one rod, and a link uponrear end of said door encircling the other rod, said links moving alongsaid rods during the sliding movement of said door. i 2. In a stock car,a pair of spaced rods, aV sliding door, said rods extending in thedirection of opening movement oi said door, a link upon the forward endoi the door encircling one rod, a second link upon the rear end oi saiddoor encircling tlie other rod, said links moving along said rods during'the sliding movement ci said door, and a chai-lng plate upon the innerlower surface oi said door.

3. In a stock car, a sliding door having a lower rail, a single linkpivoted to the forward part of said rail, a longer single link pivotedto the rear portion oi said rail, a guide rod extending in the directionof opening movement of said door upon the car for receiving the firstlink anda second guide rod on the car extending in the direction oropening movement of said door spaced outwardly of the rst guide rod forreceiving and guiding the second link, said links moving along said rodsduring the sliding movement of said door.

4. In a stock car having a side door opening,

a track secured to said car above said opening, a stock car door forclosing said opening, hangers secured to said door for supporting saiddoor for longitudinal movement upon said track, said hangers beingcapable of slight transverse rocking movement upon said track, wherebysaid door may be rocked away from said car, in combination with meansfor limiting the outward movenient oi the lower portion of said door,said means comprising a longitudinally extending rod secured to said caranda single link, said link embracing said rod and being secured toVsaid door, said link being slidable along .said rod during thelongitudinal movement of said door. g 5. In a stockl car having a dooropening, a top supported sliding door for closing said opening, a singlelink secured to each of the lower corners of said door andlongitudinally extending means secured to said oar below the dooropening, said links embracing said means and being movable there-along,iorthe purpose set forth.

6. In a stock car having a door opening and a floor extending outwardlybeyond said opening, a top supported sliding door ior closing saidopening, a single link secured to each of theY lower corners of saiddoor and means secured to said car below said door opening providing alongitudinally extending rod for each of said links, said rods beingembraced by said links, said oo extension being disposed in protectiverelationship to one of said rods, said linksbeing movable along saidrods during the sliding movement of said door. V

7. In a stock car having a side door opening, a track secured to saidcar above said opening, a stock car door for closing said opening,hangers secured to said door for supporting said door for longitudinalmovement upon said track, said hangers being'capable of slighttransverse rock'- ing movement upon said track, whereby said door may berocked away from said car, in combination with longitudinally extendingmeans secured to said car below said door, a single link swings.- blysecured to the lower margin of the door adiacent to the front verticaledge thereof, a single link swingably secured to the lower margin of thedoor adjacent to the rear vertical edge thereof, each of said linksembracing said longitudinally extending means and being slidablethere-along for the purpose set forth.

8. In a stock car having a side door opening, a track secured to saidcar above said opening, a stock car door for closing said opening,hangers secured to said door for supporting said door for longitudinalmovement upon said track, said hangers being capable of slighttransverse rockt ing movement upon said track whereby said door may berocked away from said car, in combination with means for limiting theoutward movement of the lower portion or said door, said meanscomprising a longitudinally extending rod secured to said car and alink, said link extending through an opening provided in the lowermargin of said door and embracing said rod, said link being movablealong said rod during the longitudinal movement of said door.

9. In a stock car having a side door opening, a track secured to saidcar above said opening, a stock car door for closing said opening,hangers secured to said door for supporting said door for longitudinalmovement upon said track, said hangers being capable of slighttransverse rocking movement upon said track whereby said door may berocked away from said car, in combination with means for limiting theoutward movement ci' the lower portion of said door, said meanscomprising a longitudinally extending rod secured to said car and alink, said link being swingably secured to the lower margin of said doorand extending through an opening provided in said margin, said linkslidably embracing said rod.

10. In a railway car having a side door opening, a track secured to saidcar above said opening, supporting said door for longitudinal movementalong said track and for rocking movement transversely of said track,whereby the lower portion ci said door may be moved away from said car,in combination with means for limiting the outward movement of saidlower portieri ci the door, said means comprising a longitudinallyextendinf7 rod secured to said car and a link, said link being secureddirectly to said lower portion o1" the door and slidably embracing saidrod.

CARL E. EKLIND. KENNETH J. TOBIN.

